Providing mental health support for protection visa applicants in Australian immigration detention: Partnering mental health support and migration law consultation

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 460-465

  Procter, Nicholas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asylum seeker; Mental health; Protection visa

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953046586     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218719.2010.518551     Document Type: Article

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